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 Buy now | Sale Price $49.95 |
| Product Information | |||
| Date published | July 2010 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pages | 300+ pages | ||
| Format | Hardback with a full gloss dust jacket. | ||
| Size | 50mm x 320mm x 248mm | ||
| Weight | 2450 g | ||
| ISBN | 978-0-9807447-1-2 | ||
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Our Great Game
John Murray
- Overview
- The Author
- Media
Overview
Our Great Game – The Photographic History of Australian Football will take you on a journey of the country’s biggest sporting code, from its origins in 1858 right through to the present day, in more than 300 pages of stunning images. This glossy, coffee-table style publication brings together the most complete collection of images ever published on the game, some of which have not previously been seen by the sporting public.
The photographs have been sourced from all over Australia – from the AFL, SANFL, WAFL and other state leagues; private collections of historians, past players, players’ families and the sports-loving public; professional photographers; News Limited, other media outlets and libraries; and individual clubs at all levels.
Images are categorised into chapters, covering all aspects of the game, including legends, characters, coaches, fans, the inner sanctum and, of course, spectacular marks.
About the editor
John Murray
John Murray is a senior editor at The Slattery Media Group. After moving to Melbourne from England in 2003, with a backpack and little else, he began writing for the AFL Record after a crash course in Australian Football. He edited children’s magazine, JSquad, for four years and is the editor of The Socceroo, the match-day publication for Australian internationals. He has edited many books, both fiction and non-fiction, including titles on cricket, football and Australian Football.
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The Weekly Review, Wednesday, July 28
The Weekly Review's Corrie Perkin reviews Our Great Game. Perkin explains how various publications, over the years, have displayed photographs which make up the history of our game, but these publications have always been focused on a theme - not the actual images. Our Great Game turns the focus to the images, resulting in 'a beautiful book which honors the game, and also its photographers'.
2ST Nowra, Tuesday, September 7
Andrew Hutchison speaks with 2ST's Robert Crawford about Our Great Game, The Photographic History of Australian Football. The two chat about how the book came about and also the difficult challenge of selecting the images which would make the final cut.
AFL Record, Round 15, 2010
Through the lenses - the AFL Record's Peter Ryan showcases a selection of images from Our Great Game
2GB, The Bounce, Saturday, July 17
Sam Newman talks to 2GB's The Bounce, Sydney, about the Our Great Game
Inside Sport, August 2010 edition
Our Great Game is given a five-star 'as good as it gets' rating by Inside Sport's Aaron Scott
SEN1116, Hungry for Sport, July 14
Geoff Slattery speaks with Kevin Bartlett about Our Great Game. The pair take callers who share their favourite footy image.
The Sunday Footy Show, Channel 9, July 11, Part 2
Billy Brownless points out some great images from Our Great Game on The Sunday Footy Show.
The Sunday Footy Show, Channel 9, July 11
Billy Brownless and The Sunday Footy Show team run through the prize packs presented to guests on the show featuring Our Great Game
SEN1116, Morning Glory, July 8
Tony Jewell speaks to SEN's Tim Watson and Andy Maher, Morning Glory, on the morning of the launch
The Footy Show, Channel 9, July 8
Sam Newman recommends Our Great Game on Channel 9's The Footy Show
3AW, Sports Today, Thursday, July 8
Geoff Slattery talks to 3AW, Sports Today host Dwayne Russell about the launch of Our Great Game
Herald Sun, Friday, July 9
Sam Newman reenacts an early 1970's photograph where he is having his ankle strapped, at the Our Great Game launch on July 8. The original photograph features on pg. 185 of the book.
Herald Sun, Sport Confidential, Friday, July 9
The Herald Sun's Daryl Timms, Sport Confidential, reports on the launch of Our Great Game
The Age, Friday, July 9
The Age's Mark Hawthorne reports on the launch of Our Great Game
The Mercury, Thursday, July 8
Great Game caught in the frame, a review by The Mercury, Tasmania, Sports Editor Paul Malarski
The Sunday Times, Sport Confidential, Sunday, July 4
Western Australia's The Sunday Times, Sport Confidential, with Glen Quartermain
Herald Sun, Friday, July 2
Images of Our Great Game, a selection of photographs from the book
Inside Football, Wednesday, June 30
Living images of a glorious past, a review by Inside Football's Russell Holmesby